Tuesday’s announcement by President Donald Ramotar that May 11 is Elections Day has raised more questions than answers. Not only is the date clashing with critical secondary school exams, but it leaves the door open for Parliament to be recalled. There were condemnations yesterday with at least one lawyer saying that the particular date is a ploy to cause confusion and for the ruling party to hold onto power for a while longer. Leader of the National Independent Party, attorney-at-law, Saphier Husain Subedar, who will be contesting the elections, was blunt. He said that the President continues to act contrary to the Constitution of Guyana by setting a date for election, whilst the prorogation continues without dissolution of Parliament. “The date of election is not set by a release in the Government Information Agency, but in accordance with Article 61 where it says ‘an election shall be held on such a day within three months after the dissolution of Parliament as the President shall appoint by proclamation.’” The lawyer said that this meant, that both the dissolution of the Parliament and the date of the election have to be done by a proclamation which has not yet been effected.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:20:22 +0000
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